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APPARATUS FOR WRAPPING PACKAGES AND INCLOSING SAME IN PREFORMF-D CONTAINERS.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, HILAnIoN on Esco- BALES, a. citizen of the United States, residing at New York, in the county of New Yorlc and State-of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Apparatus for \Vrapping Packages and Inclosing Same in Preformed Containers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to the production of packages, pertaining more particularly to apparatus for producing packages in which the commodity is automatically wrappod and positioned within a preformed con tainer.

The present invention is designed more. particularly for the packaging of commodities such, for instance, as plug tobacco, the apparatus automatically inclosing the plug within a wrapper by an automatic wrapping operation, then positioning the wrapped plug in a metallic or other preformed container and, before the latter is closed, applying a label or revenue stamp in such manner as to retain the wrapped plug within the container while the stamp or label remains intact, and then closing the container, a portion of the label or stamp being exposed on a face of the package, the label or stamp, however, being so positioned as to permit-the container to be opened without mutilating the stamp or label.

Other objects of the invention are to provide an apparatus adapted to provide this result in an automatic sequence of operations, and by apparatus which is simple and eflicient in operation, durable in construction. capable of large capacity, and which can be manufactured at a relatively low cost.

To these and other ends, the nature of which will be readily understood as the invention is hereinafter disclosed. said invention consists. in the improved vUHSi'JllCtlOn and combination of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and more particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings, in which similar reference characters indicate similar parts in each of the views:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of apparatus Specification of Letters Patent.

1917. Serial No. 185,745.

parts shown broken away, for the sake of clearness.

Fig. 2 is'a vertical longitudinal cross-sec- Patented Nov. 235, 1919.

tional view of a portion of the machine, with parts omitted for the sake of clearness.

Fig. 3 is a vertical cross-sectional. view taken on line 33 of F ig. 1.

Fig. 4. is a vertical cross-sectional view taken on line of Fig. 1

Fig. 5 is a vertical cross-sectional view taken on line 5-5 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 6 is a vertical cross-sectional view taken on line 66 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 77 of Fig. 1. i

Fig. 8 is a detail view of a certain operating mechanism, showing the Geneva movement, and cams and levers operated thereby. Fig. 9 is an end elevation of the parts shown in Fig. 8 looking toward the left.

Fig. 10'is an enlarged detail view of a portion of a transferring carrier.

Fig. 11 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 11-11 of Fig. 10.

Fig. 12., is an enlarged detail plan View (parts shown broken away for the sake of olearness) of one form of folding channel structure.

Fig. 13 is a side elevation of the same.

Fig. 14 is an enlarged detail side elevation, partly in section, of a portion of a conveyer.

Fig. 15 is an enlarged plan view of the container closing device. 1

Fig. 16 is a side elevation thereof.

Fig. 17 is an enlarged detail plan view of a portion of the container positioning dial.

Fig. 18 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 1s 1s of Fig. 17.

Fig. 19 is a detail perspective view of the wrapped plug of tobacco.

Fig. 20 is a detail perspective view of the container.

Figs. 21 to 29 inclusive are perspective views showing successive stages in the wrapping of the plug.

Figs. 30 to 33 inclusive are perspective views showing stages in the stamp or labelapplying operation. i

Fig. 34 is a perspective view of the completed package.

The present invention designed generally for the purpose of paekaging articles or commodities within a preformed container by an automatic cycle of operations which will enable the packaging to be provided with assurance of substantial uniformity in the package production, and which can be provided with more or less rapidity thereby enabling a comparatively large output from the apparatus.

For the purpose of explaining the invention and its principles, and as illustrating one Way in which the invention can be carried out, I have shown the apparatu asde signed for packaging plugs of tobacco within a metallic container of the hinged hd type, the packaging operation including the application of a stamp aflixed to the package to meet the governmental requirements, thus producing a package complete and ready for the market.

Before giving a detail description of the apparatus and to permit a clearer understanding of the principles of operation to be had, a brief description of the general cycle of operations is given, the results accruing from the successive operations being shown in the various views indicated as Fi s. 19 to 34 inclusive. I

he plug of tobacco, indicated at p, is shown in Fig. 21 as of elongated type. However, the apparatus is not limited to this particular form of plug, since the apparatus disclosed herein is designed, with minor changes, to operate in connection with square plugs.

The container, indicated at c, has the body portion 0 and lid 0, the lid being hingedly connected to the body portion in suitable manner and preferably so that the lid will telescope over the body portion when the container is closed. As heretofore indicated, the container preformed, being delivered into the container-magazine of the apparatus with the lid open indicated in Fig. 20.

The wrapper w is of suitable material as, for instance, a sheet of paper which may be of the paraffin type, if desired, or acomposite sheet which may or may not include tin foil as an element, said wrapperfmore or less flexible in clmractcr-bcing of such size that, when folded, will completely inclose the plug, producing a. packet such as shown in Figs. 19 and 2t).

The tamp is indicated at 8 and is the usual (irovernment internal revenue stamp, the stamps being supplied to the stamp magazine substantially free from adhesive, the latter being applied as the stamp is positioned for service.

The plugs art successively delivered from a magazine into a rotatable dial by which each transferred to a position over a channel, the positioned plug being then introduced into the channel in advance of a reciprocating plunger which advances the plug into contact with an intermediate portion of the wrapper, as in Fig. 21, the Wrapper being fed into position by suitable feed mechanism. The advance of the plunger then carries the wrapper and plug into a turns to its initial position to advance the.

succeeding plug and wrapper.

The transfer carrier then moves downwardly and, during such movement, turns up the trailing portion of the wrapper, as in Fig. 25, the completion of the downward movement of the carrier locating this formation opposite the entrance to a second folding channel located substantially parallel to and below the first folding channel. In this position, a second plunger advances andmoves the formation of Fig. 25 in adlrection opposite thatpreviously provided and out of the carrier into the second folding channel, the advance of the plunger first turning down the trailing portion of the wrapper on to the top of the plug, as inFig. 26, then tucking in the rear tucks (how be come the tucks in advance) in Fig. 27, the continuing movement of the plunger successively folding down the remaining top end flaps as in Fig. 28, and then turning up the bottom end flap and completing the packet as shown in Fig. 29.

As will be seen, the upper overlapping end flaps are not turned in concurrently, as is the usual practice, the particular method of folding shown herein being. designed to fa cilitato folding in the second channel, the sequence of folding in the first channel placing the upper end flap over the advance tuck before the plug and wrapper are moved into the second folding channel, thus eliminating any possibility of the tucking-in folders of the second channel affecting the advance tucks which had been provided in the first channel, and which, during the movement in the second channel, would be in a position to possibly engage the tucking-in folders of that channel and disarrange the luck which had been previously provided. \Vhilc this arrangement is of advantage in the operation, it also is of advantage in the con'iplctel y wrapped packet, since the product then has one of the end flaps underlying one prevent relative movement of the lug and ferring the packet laterally out of the path of travel of the succeeding packet. The po 'fsitioned packet is then moved by the carrier to a point opposite a dial on which the con t-ainer which is to receive the packet is positioned, the carrier coming to rest at a point where a plunger will shift the packet from the carrier into a position. over the open body portion of the container, Figs. 19 and 20 indicating somewhat the relative positions of the container and packet at this time, excepting that the Jacket lies but a short distance above the body of the container, the packet being held in position by walls carried by the dial.

The COIIttllIlOl'S are Slippy-fled with pened lids from a suitable container-magazine. A

- plunger operates to deliver a container to a pocketwithin the contalum-carrying dial, the lid being in advance during this movement, the completion of the plunger move. ment positioning the body of the container on the dial at a point where the rotation of the dial will place this body portion directly underneath the point where the packet is to be positioned. When, therefore, the packet has been positioned above the container body, as described, a vertically reciprocating plunger moves the packet downward into the body of the container, thus locating the packet within the container, producing the embryo package shown in Fig. 30.

The dial is then shifted, carrying the positioned packet and container opposite the side opening to a channel into which the container-with the positioned packetis moved by a reciprocating finger, thus taking the container from the dial and locating it in the channel in advance of a. plunger which is adapted to move the container through the channel. Advance of the embryo package in the channel by the plunger brings the body of the container into contact with a' portion of the adhesively coated face of the stamp, as in Fig. 30, the advancing movement of the container turning in one end-of the stamp over the top of the packet, the remainder of the stamp extending over the advance endof the container and along the bottom of tl'1e c0ntainer .the remainder of the stamp then trailing, as in Fig. 31. The stamp is automatically positioned to intersect the channel so as to be in proper position as the container is advanced, folding of the stamp in the manner indicated being provided by the channel through which the container is passing. Continued advance of the container carries it out of the channel and over an opening in the bottom of the channel, the trailing portion of the stamp remaining in the channel; The embryo package is then moved downwardly within the well onto a table, this movement. acting to turn up the trailing portion of the stamp to the position shown in Fig. This position of the embryo package locates it in ad- -vance of a member which acts to advance the positioned container, this member, however, having an arm carrying a brush or other wiping instrumentality which passes into contact with the upwardly extending portion of the stamp before the member contacts with the end of the container, the result being that as this member advances, the upwardlyextending portion of the stamp isl wiped on to the top rear end of the packet, as shown in Fig. 33, thus applyingthe stamp to the ends and bottom of the container-and on to the opposite top ends of the packet, a position which will retain the packet within the container when the lid is open and so long as the stamp retains intact.

The remaining operation is to close the container, and this is provided by moving the container and lid past the lid-lifting device which raises the lid beyond the vertical so that it is in position to be closed by a plunger, the front wall of the container body being pressed inward just. prior to and during the plunger movements, so that the lid can readily pass to position, thus producing the product shown in Fig. 34.

It should be noted that while comparatively large number of operations are provided, the operating mechanisms are of simple type and more or less interconnected in such manner as to provide for proper timing and the use of a minimum number of driving .mechanisms.

In describing the apparatus, the description will follow, as far practicable, the

cycleof operations above indicated, sub-- stantially following the course and manipulations employed in producing one of the packages shown in Fig. 34. v

-The apparatus for providing the packet wrapping operation, the successive steps of which are shown in Figs. 21 to 29 inclusive, is of the type disclosed in my companionapplication filed June 8, 1917, Ser.

No. 173,558, the general structure for pro- 41. Shaft 41 has a gear connection with a shaft 42, the latter forming the main power shaft of the apparatus, the majority of the mechanisms or instrumentalities being driven by this shaft 42.

43 indicates a magazine for the commodity, being shown as a magazine for plugs-- which may be considered as charges. This magazine being positioned over a dial 44 having a plurality of openings 44 shown as four in number-adapted to be successively positioned beneath magazine 43.

Dial 44 (Fig. 3) is mounted above an annular plate 45 which forms a bottom for openings 44 excepting at one of the positions or stations of the dial, this position, in the drawings, being opposite that at Which the magazine is active, plate 45 having an opening corresponding to opening 44* at this point, so that a plug, which is received in dial opening 44 beneath the magazine. remains within the dial during dial travel until it reaches a position directly over the opening in plate 45, whereupon it is free to drop down through said opening on to a plate 46 which practically forms the bottom of the first folding channel.

Dial 44 is moved intermittently by the action of a Geneva stop movement, shown partially in Fig. 8 and diagrammatically in dotted lines in Fig. 1 and indicated generally at 47, constantly rotating element 47 being driven from shaft 42, the complemental element 47", mounted on vertical shaft 47, operating to drive the shaft of dial 44 through gears indicated at 48., the general operation causing the dial to travel an angular distance of 90, it being understood, of course, that they may be varied to meet the exigencies of use,

The plug or charge deposited on plate 46 is located in advance of a plunger 49 carried by slide 49 actuated by a lever 50, this arrangement being similar to the companion application. The first folding channel, indicated generaliy'at 51, is provided,-in advance of the position where the plug enters the channel, with an opening to receive the wrapper 'w, the latter beingpreferably provided from a web indicated generally by roll 52, the wrapper leading through suitable delivery rolls adapted to feed a predetermined length of web, between the jaws of a suitable cutting device indicated at 53 and actuated by a cam 53? on the shaft of ,dial 44. The web feed mechanism is operated from shaft 41 (Fig. 6) through shaft 54 and gear and chain connections to the shaft of roll 52, these connections including a mutilated gear structure 54 (Fig. 2) to provide for intermittent web feed upon completion of which the wrapper extends th rough folding chan nel 51. The, web feeding mechanism and the wrapper-severing mechanism is of the type disclosed in the companion applicathe advance end of the web relative to the channel being indicated in the position of the plug and wrapper in Fig. 21. After the web has reached this position, further feed movement ceases and the severing apparatus is made active, this being provided by the action of cam 53 on the shaft of dial 44. Both operations take place prior to the beginning of the advance movement of plunger 49. The completion of the severing operation provides a wrapper of proper length and properly positioned to intersect channel 51, so that as plunger 49 advances the plug, the latter is brought into contact with the wrapper blank and both are advanced in the folding "channel with a portion of the wrapper extending rearward as in Fig. 22. after the initial folding indicated in Fig. 22, passes successively into the operating zones of tucking-in folders for tucking in the advance tucks of the packet (Fig.

ind down turning folders 56 for turning down the previously formed upper end flap (Fig. 24), the embryo packet being advanced into the vertically reciprocating carrier 57 which, at the time when plunger 49 is completing its advance movement, is positioned opposite the end of channel 51. As shown, channel 51 is preferably formed of upper and lower parallel plates spaced apart, thus leaving the sides of the channel open, the edges of the plate carrying bridging members 51 at the proper points to support the folders.

In the companion application, folder 56 is omitted, all of the end flaps being folded in the second channel. The prelimin folding in the first channel of one of the upper end flaps forms one of the distinctions over the-structure of the companion application, this difference, the form of the folders of the first, and second channels, and the arrangement of carrier 57, forming the main differences in structure over the companion application.

'As shown in Figs. 12 and 13, folders 55 and 56' are preferably yieldably and adju'stably supported, springs being interposed between members 51 and the folders, the latter carrying threaded stems extending through members 51 and.forming part of .theset screw istructures 55 and 56, this ar-' rangement being preferred not only to readaccommodate the folder? to any slight inaccnracies in the shape of 1e ends of the plug.

The embryo packet,

it being readily understood that plug formatrons may vary slightly. Since it-"is desired that the folding be substantially close fit- 4 ting, it will be understood that the yieldability of the folders is of positive advantage in this respect.

As will be seen, folder is thinned in the direction of packet advance to form what may be considered as a tail for the folder, this tail overlapping folder 56, thus providing the proper face for maintaining the tucks in tucked position and at the same time permit the top end flap to begin its folding through the action of folder 56.

From the above, it will be seen that bridging members 51*, and the parts carried thereby, viz: the folders or tuck-in fingers, the adjusting device, and the springs, provide unitformations each of which not only serves its purpose as a part of the general structure in the operation but, in addition, is of a form which is removable bodily through the respective sides of the channel without affecting the top and bottom plates of the channel, thus making it possible to assemble or take down the structure in a simple and efficient manner for purpose of substitution or repairs.

Carrier 57 shown more in detail in Figs. 10 and 11, a yieldable wall 57 being carried by the top of the carrier so as to main- .tain the folded portions of the wrapper in position when the embryo packet is advanced into the carrier, it being readily understood that the wall may yield if necessar and will maintain the packet in position.

As will be seen in Fig. 10, the lower Wall of the con'n'iartment provided in carrier57 is formed by a pair of opposing plates or members 57 located in the same plane, but spaced apart at a point intermediate the side walls of-the compartment, this space being located in vertical alinement with plunger 63. -This arrangement not only provides for an efficient carrier structure, but, in addition. allows greater freedom of move ment of the carrier, since the latter may have its upward movement before plunger 63 has been withdrawn from the position of the carrier, as will be readily understood from the showing of Fig. 3. To permit this,

the carrier is preferably supported at its side, as indicated in Fig. 10.

At this point it may be noted that-folders 58, 59 and 60 of the second channel (shown at the bottom in Fig. 12) have the same general characteristics as folders 55 and 56, folders 58 tucking in the advance tucks of the second channel to produce the structure of Fig. 27, folder 59 turning down the second upper end flap, as in Fig. 28. folder 6O turning up the lower end flap to produce the result of Fig.29. These foldens are also adjustably and yieldably supported, and have the somewhat similar overlapping relation as said folders 55 and 56.

The advancing movement of plunger 49 .delivers the embryo packet into carrier 57, as heretofore pointed out, plunger 49, however, remaining within channel 51. When the embryo packet is thus positioned in the carrier, the latter is lowered through the action of a cam 61 and spring 62, the carrier support moving downward under the action of the spring when cam 61 permits of this movement, said cam being mounted on shaft 41. This movement of the carrier folds up the trailing portion of the wrapper of Fig. 24: into the position shown in Fig. 25, and locates the packet opposite the entrance to the second channel and in the path of travel of a second plunger 63, the second channel being indicated generally at 64. Plunger 63 is mounted in a slide 63 and is reciprocated by means of a lever 65, levers 50 and 65 being operatively connected by connection 66 (Fig. 2) these connections causing the levers to ;be moved in unison, plungers 49 and 63 traveling in similar directions, but having locations relative to carrier 57 such as to cause the approach movements to the carrier to be provided alternately. Owing to the fact that the lower wall of carrier 57 is formed as described, said carrier may be shifted upwardly at any time after the mo vement of plunger 63 has carried the positioned packet and its trailing portion into channel 64, thus assuring that carrier 57 will be in its upper position in advance of the time of arrival of the succeeding packet beng advanced by plunger 49. As in the com panion case, levers 50 and 65 have their movements provided by a cam 67, this cam serving to reciprocate an arm 68 which is operatively connected to lever 65 through a crank device and a rocking lever 68 which is slidablv mmnectcd to lever 65. This structure is described in detail in the companion application and hence is not more particularly described herein. it being understood that the movi-nu nts-x of cam 61 serves to oscillate lever 5 and that these oscillations are made active on lever 50 through connection 66. i

As a result, when carrier 57 is moved downward opposite the entrance to the second channel 64, plunger 63 advances and ;-car.ries the embryo packet out of the carrier bers of a transverse carrier presently de scribed, such member forming the equivalent of the packet-receiving station of the com-.

panion application, positioning of the packet in this member removing the packet from the Wrappng instrumentality or mechanism.

As heretofore indicated, this general wrapping instrumentality-with the exception of the particular form of the. folders and of the carrier-is substantially that described more in detail and claimed in the companion application above identified, and is therefore not further described in detail herein, it being understood that the'plng is taken from the plug magazine, delivered to the entrance to the folding channel, the wrapper produced and positioned to intersect the path of travel of the plug, the plug advanced to provide a part of the wrapping operation and delivered into a carrier from which it. is transferred into a second folding channel where the packet is completed and then delivered into a packet delivery station.

During these folding operations the ends of the wrapper are folded into overlapping relation on a face of the plug. the end tucks provided and the end flaps turned in, these operations taking place in each channel, the tucking in operation preceding cnd flap folding, the latter folding in the first chair nel being providtd on one of the wrapper ends, the similar folding in the second channel being on the opposite wrapper end which is then in its overlapping position.

The remaining packaging operations are more or less individual to a different type of package from that disclosed in the companion application, and the description of the several instrumentalities is given in detail.

The transverse carrier indicated generally at 39 is preferably formed of a steel band 69 which carries a succession of box-like ele' ments 70 which form open ended compartments, elements 70 being preferably formed with a top, as shown in Fig. 1+, thus more or less acconnnodating the compartment to the thickness of the packet. Band (35) is carried by a pair of wheels or disks 71, preferably having recesses 71 which cooperate with projections (39 on the inner face of the band. projections (if) and recesses 71 giving an action somewhat equivalent to that of a sprocket wheel and chain.

'lransverse carrierlif) is operated inter- Inittently from shaft 47" (Fig. 4:), said shaft 47 driving a shaft. 72 through gear connections 72. one of the wheels or disks 71 being mounted on shaft, 72. Since shaft 47 is operated intermittently through the control 'provided by the Geneva stop movement 47 (indicated in detail in Fig. 8). the carrier has .similar intermittent operation and with a constant length of movement, this constancy in length of movement being practically essential through the fact that element 70 must come to rest in the packet delivery station in a sufficiently accurate ali-nement with the second folding chan'nel'to insure that the advancing packet will properly enter the compartment of this element. An additional feature in this respect is the fact that in the further operation of the appa= ratus, this carrier moves the packet and must position it at a. proper point to permit its introduction into the succeeding instrumentality, thus necessitating an accurate positioning action. llencc it is essential that the dimensions of the carrier be maintained. For this purpose. I have found that by the use of a steel band. this constancy in dimensions may be maintained under all working conditions. there being no material stretching possible, and the band can he made taut so as to practically eliminate sagging. In addition. the band is flexible throughout its length and is advantageous over the use of link conntwtions. in that there is practically no wear such as is possible in chain structures; obviously. wear of parts may affect the constancy of dimensions. and this effect is eliminated by the particular form of band structure shown.

The. stcp-hv-slcp advance movement of carrier (39 locates thc positioned packet opposite a 1iacket-rcceiving space in a container-carrying dial located on one side of the transverse carrier. and opposite a plunger 73 positioned on the opposite side of said carrier and movable through the packetreceiving compartment to discharge the packet into the dial. Plunger 73 is mounted m a guiding support 73. and is reciprocated by the action of a cam Tl. mounted on shaft *2, through the following comicctionsz indicates a vertical shaft having its lower end provided with an arm 75 carrying a roll which cooperates with groove 74 of cam T4. the opposite end of the shaft carrying an arm 77 which is operatively conncctcd to the plunger by link connection 75, the shaft and upper and lower arms func tioning as a bell crank lcvcr by means of which cam Tl imparts reciprocating movements to plunger 73.

The containers c are located in and delivered from a magazine 76 (Fig. 4). the. advance. side of the magazine being provided at its lower end With a space to permit the passage of the lowermost container from the magazinc. 'lhe containers. of the type shown in Fig. 20. have their lid portions open and in advance of the bodypoi tion of the container. The lower ctmtainer is advanced by plunger 77 which moves the container out of the magazine and into a receiving compartment formed in the container-carryin, dial which compartment is located in the path of travel of the advancing container. Plunger 77 is mounted on a standard 77 movable on the table top 40%, the reciprocating movements being controlled b v guides 77". .Plunger 77 is operated by the following mechanism:

78 indicates a cam mounted on shaft 42 (Figs. 8 and 9), this capi being adapted to oscillate a lever 79 having one end supported from .the under face of table top 40, the opposite end of the leverbeing connected, by a link 79", with a lever 80 also supported at one end from the under face of the table. connection of link 79 with lever 80 being at an intermediate point in the length of lever 80. At a suitable point between the connection of link 79 and lever 80 and the outer or free end of level" 80, a link 81 is pivotally connected to the lever and to standard 77*. These parts constitute a link motion by means of which the comparatively small throw provided by cam 78 is translated into a movement of, plunger 77 a distance sufficient to advance the lower container from the magazine into the contamer-carrying dial, the plunger returning upon completion of this operation to permit positioning of the succeeding container in.

advance of the plunger.

The container carrying dial, indicated generally at 82, is mounted on a shaft 83' the station point opposite the advancing.

container. The dial is therefore provided with four containerreceiving compartments, these being provided by a plurality of segments 84 (Figs. 17 and 18) securedto the under face of the dial, with the segments spaced from the dial a distance sufficient to receive the body of the container, the dial having a recess 82 above the point where the body of the container is located'when' in position.

low the plane of the dial, the lid of the container passing beneath the dial as indicated in Fig. 4. .i-

Mounted on the upper surface of dial 82 is a flanged member 85 having an interior configuration approximating that of recess 82, this member forming three side walls of a recess, the fourth side, at the periphery of the dial, being omitted Member 85 preferably carries supplemental walls 85 at op- As shown in Fig. 17, adjacent segments are spaced apart but eombinedly form a shelf to support the container lieposite sides, these wallsbeing yieldable and having the function of supporting the packet when the latter is delivered to the dial as heretofore explained, walls 85 being located above the top plane of the body of the container, and preferably spaced therefrom as indicated in Fig. 4. l

The operating paths of plungers 73 and 77, in the embodiment shown, are 'diametri-- cally opposite with respect to the compart- H5 ments of dial 82, the arrangement being such that when dia1' 82 comes to rest, both plungers are made active, plunger 77 positioning a container within the containerreceiving compartment "provided between 80 the shelf and the dial, and plunger 73 moving a packet out of element 70 and into the space between walls at the diametrically opposite point of the dial. The dial moves counterclockwise in Fig. 1, and by 85 this general arrangement, a container is positioned in a compartment at the contamer-receiving station, the dial then being shifted a distance of tothe succeeding station carrying the positioned container 90 half the distance toward the point where "the packet is receiveda pointof inactivity,

as no work is performed at the second sta-' tion, the container at the fourth station opposite being operated on at this. time as presently explained-and then shifted to the third station. a position diametrically opposite that at which the container was received. In this station the packet is intro duced between walls 85 by. movement of plunger 73, thereby locating the packet directly above the body portion of the container, as shown in Fig.4 Figs. 19 and 20, as heretofore pointed out, indicating somewhat the relative positions of the two elcments of the package.

lVhile in this station, the packet is moved downwardly into the body of the container, this action being provided by a shifting instrun'ientality operated by cam 86 carried by shaft 42. the shifting instrumentality including a vertically reciprocating bar 86 carrying a member 87 which projects later ally in two directions (Fig. 1), one end of member 87 carrying a depending plate or plunger head 88 operative above the posi-- tioned packet, movements of cam 86 caus-' ing plate 88'to operate in the natureof a, plunger for shifting the positioned packet from between walls'85 and into the body portion of the container.

The completion of the movement of plate 88 which first positions the packet within the container and then returns to a position above the plane of the dial, permits the dial to have its succeeding movement thereby carrying the embyro packageto the next or fourth station where the opensideof the dial compartment is opposite the entrance to a channel into which the package is moved by shifting the package from its com partment into the channehthis shifting action being provided by means of an ejecting mechanism in the form of a lever 89 (Fig. 8) having one end depending from the table and having its opposite end connected to a slidable member 90 having an upwardly extending projection or toe 90? which extends upward above the lane of segments 84, but which is normally ocated at a position inside of the inner edges of the segments (Fig. 1), and in a position beyond the container lid. Lever 89 is oscillated from an arm 75 (Fig. 8) connected with shaft 75, said arm being connected with lever 89 by a link 91. Member 90 lies below the space between adjacent segments and the oscillatory movements of lever 89 cause the projection 90 to contact with the lid and shift the embryo package out of the compartment in the dial and into the channel, projection 90 moving through the space between the segments during this shifting operation and while returning to normal position.

The channel into whickthe embryo package is delivered from the dial is indicated at 92, the position of the container in the channel being indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 1, a cross-sectional view of the channel being shown in Fig.- 6, in which one side of the channel is provided with an opening 92 through which the ,package is delivered to the position shown in Fig. 1, the channel having a width suflicient to receive the embryo package as shown in Fig. 30. In this position of the package, its rear end is in advance of a reciprocating lunger 93 supported on a standard 93 ig. 9) mounted in guides 93*, the advance end'of the plunger, as shown in Fig. 1, being adapted to contact with and therefore having a configuration to conform to the projection of the lid relative to the "body portion of the container due to the larger area of the lid.- Plunger 93 1s reciprocated by the movement moves downwardly, carrying the package of lever 80 heretofore described, the free end of said lever having a connection with standard 93 by a link 94 (Fig. 8), the link motion heretofore referred to and which operates plunger 77 also operating plunger 93, these plungers having movements in unison, although thelength of movement of the two plungers is different.

' Formed in the upper and lower walls of channel 92 are openings 95 through which a. stamp is adapted to be fed, the openings being positioned in such manner that the stamp will extend in the path of travel of the advance end of the body portion of the container. The stamp feed mechanism is omitted from Fig. 1, opening 95 indicating the point where the'stamp is delivered from a stamp feed mechanism illustrated more or less conventionally in Fig: 5, the specific structure of which is more particularly shown and described in my companion ap plication filed March'13, 1917, Ser. No. 154,447. For purposes of' explanation, it may be noted that the stamps are fedfrom a stamp magazine 96 by a reciprocating feeder 97 'which delivers the bottom stamp into a stamp advancing structure shown in the form of belts 98 between which the stamp is carried past an 'adhesive-applying mechanism 99 (which may be a moistening mechanism where the stamps have been previously adhesively-coated), the stamp being delivered downward through openings 95 into proper position, such for instance, as shown in Fig. 30, the adhBSlXB surface being at the rear and hence adapted to contact with the advance end of the.

body portion of the container when the latter is advanced by plunger 93. i

As will be understood, advance of the packet by the plunger after contacting with the stamp, causes the portion of the stamp above the container body portion to be led on top of the packet as shown in Fig. 31, the portion of the stamp below the body portion being led on to the bottom of the oint, being formed by a yieldable wall 92" (Figs. 15 and 1(5), the advancing package being ractically clamped between the front wall 0 the channel and this yieldable wall when plunger 93 completes its movement, the trailing portion of the stamp shown in Fig. 31 remaining within the channel.

While the embryo package is thus supported, a plate 100 depending from the other arm of member 87 heretofore, referred to,

out of tlie plane of channel 92 and on to a table 101 extending on a plane below that of the channel. This downward movement of the package causes the trailing portion of the stamp to be folded upward, as in Fig. 32, through the coiipera'tion of the rear end of the body portion of the box with the lower wall of channel 92, the completion of the downward movement of plate 100 locating the package on the table between flanges 101 which project upwardly at the front and rear of table 101 and which form guides between which the package travels as it advances over the table.

As shown in Fig. 5, the position of the ing 104. Arm 10:2 is provided with a lat ment of plunger 03 and its standard 925" will also advance rod 103 with its arm 10:2. The lateral ofl'set or extension 102 is positioned so that during the advancing mm ement of arm 102, the wiping brush 102 will contact with the upwardly projecting portion or the stampof Fig. 32, and since the container at this time stationary, the advance movement of the brush will advance this projecting portion of the stamp and wipe it on to the rear portion of the packet as shown in Fig. 33, the parts being arranged in such maim'erjhatithis-wiping aetionis completed slightly in advance of the time when the arm 102 comesin contact with the rear end of the body portion of the box. After such contact is had, the container is advanced bodily by arm 102. along the top of the table, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 5, the return movement or plunger 93 carrying arm 102 to its rear position ready for action on the succeeding container.

Further advancing movement. of a container from the point shown by. the dotted line representation of arm 102 in Fig. is provided by succeeding containers. each couta'iner as it is advanced by arm 102 moving the preceding containers forward. It will be understood that during these various described operations. the lid remains in its open position. and this condition is retained until the advance of a rontainer brings its lid into the path of a lid lifting member or cam element 105 (Figs. 5, 15 and 16), this member being adapted to gradually raise the lid and swing it on its pivot to a point where the lid may fall in a direction tending to close the lid. as for instance the position shown in Fig. '7, this being in an approximate position, member 105 being adapted to positively force the lid closed sutliciently to 'permit it to pass beneath a plunger 106 (Fig.

7) carried on a vertically reciprocating rod or bar 107. the movements of which are controlled, by a. cam 108 and spring or other equivalent means 109. Plunger 106 is provided for completely closing the lid, and to facilitate. this action, means is pro-vided 'for pressing the front wall of the body/portion of the container inward, this means being shown as in the form of a spring supported member 110 extending through the front -guiding flange of table 101, this member being located in. the path. of travel of av men1- her 111 carried by arm 107 which-supports plunger 106. member 111 having an inclined face which contacts with member 110 as the plunger moves downwardly, forcing member 110 against the front face of the container and pressing this wall of the containerim ward so that the flanges of the lid can read ily pass over the top of the body portion.

This operation closes the container and completes the package which is moved out of position by the succeeding advancing eontainer. After completion the package may be taken to any suitable point.

This completes the cycle of operation of the apparatus, and as will be. readily-seen, the operating mechanisms are suchthat accurate positioning of the package elements is had, and that the timing arrangements are such as to provide for maximum capacity while, at the same time, the operating mechanisms are of a simple and eliicient type. This will be understood from a brief statement as to the relative timing.

As will be readily understood, a completed package is delivered from the apparatus for each container and plug introduced into theapparatus, the introduction of those taking place concurrently. The wrappingmechanism is arranged so that after the embryo packet has reached carrier 57. and plunger 49 returns, the apparatus is ready to receive the succeeding plug or charge, so that the capacity of the apparatus is practically controlled by the time required for the completion. of the cycle of plunger-a9 together with the possible increase in time which may occur in moving the. dials. the arrangement of parts being such that while there may be a plurality of embryo packets, completed packets, and embryo packages within the apparatus at the same time, these elements are so positioned as not to conflict and hence the successive instrumentality operations each perform their functions on a successive supply stream for the instrumentality, the diflerent instrumentality operations being so timed and related as to take place during some part of this time period whichis practically co-extensive with the complete cycle of operation of plunger 19, each instrumentality performing its complete .function during this period on the which it to operate.

While'l have shown and described one way in which the general pri-nci ales may be arried into effect, it will be 0 vious that variations and modifications therein may be required or desired to meet particular conditions of use, and I desire to be understood as reserving theright to make any and all such changes or modificationsas may be found necessary or desirable in so fares the same may fall within the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the accompanying claims when broadly construed.

Having .thus described my invention, What I claim as new, is: I 1. In packaging machines, wrapping mecnanlsm for wrapping articles or charges particular supply on 

